Sr. Editor - Station Engagement

About The Role

The Public Radio Business Network, formed by Marketplace and American Public Media, aims to deepen editorial relationships with 800+ partner stations. It prioritizes collaboration, adds a local lens to economic storytelling, and amplifies regional content for Marketplace shows. We seek an experienced collaborative multichannel leader to build something new and support the public media ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a bridge between local and national journalism by fostering strong editorial relationships with station partners, their reporters, and the Marketplace newsroom.
• Collaborate with stations and Marketplace editors to identify coverage priorities, editorial streams, and special projects that strengthen Marketplace's regional reporting footprint.
• Develop, manage, and edit joint programming projects with stations, including regional business reports, multichannel content, and joint events that highlight local economic stories.
• Plan, negotiate, and assign coverage to ensure timely and relevant reports for Marketplace programs and joint projects.
• Coordinate with digital and social teams to deliver compelling, multi-platform content, including digital adaptations of the reporting projects, regional campaigns.
• Assign, edit, and shape multichannel elements that meet Marketplace’s high standards for originality, clarity, and insight.
• Provide editorial support, guidance, and reporting resources to stations with limited dedicated business or economic coverage.
• Host regular editorial meetings with station content leaders to generate story ideas and shared projects and to ensure a consistent pipeline of high-quality station-originated content for Marketplace programs.
• Partner with APM Distribution to help expand APM’s digital underwriting network, supporting increased revenue opportunities for stations.
• Maintain and communicate production schedules, deadlines, and editorial plans for assigned elements.
• Respond rapidly to breaking news and plan proactively to anticipate upcoming economic trends and events.
• Ensure all work meets Marketplace’s journalistic standards for accuracy, fairness, balance, and editorial excellence.
• As needed, supervise team members—providing clear editorial direction, coaching, mentorship, and performance feedback that builds staff skills.
• Foster a creative, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.
• Model strong editorial judgment and production leadership under deadline pressure.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of ten years of experience in editing, reporting, producing, or related journalistic work.
• Minimum of five years of supervisory or management experience demonstrating the ability to set and uphold high editorial standards while effectively leading, inspiring, and developing teams.

Required Skills And Experience

• Proven leadership ability, including coaching, team management, and talent development.
• Excellent editorial judgment and a deep commitment to accuracy, fairness, and editorial integrity.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a high-performing newsroom.
• Advanced editing skills capable of shaping nuanced and multi-layered coverage of economic and financial topics.
• Strong ability to develop compelling story ideas, manage assignments, and edit for broadcast and digital platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver national-quality journalism on deadline.
• Strong decision-making skills in assessing credibility, narrative value, and newsworthiness.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with staff, contributors, and freelance reporters.
• Ability to motivate, mentor, and grow early-career and experienced journalists.
• Strong critical reading, analytical, and listening skills.
• Deep understanding of and commitment to the mission and values of public radio.
• Excellent communication and team-building skills, with the ability to resolve conflict and strengthen team culture.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Experience in national news or production, strongly preferred.
• Established relationships and credibility within the broadcast journalism community.
• Background in business, finance, or economic reporting is a plus.
• Understanding and empathy for the social and structural issues connected to money and the economy.
• Ability to record and edit audio, operate remote and studio equipment, and prepare content for broadcast.
• Previous supervisory or editorial team leadership experience.